When primaries are decided by a small, highly partisan group of voters, leaders are incentivized to cater to that narrow base rather than the broader electorate they represent. This reduces accountability and can discourage solutions.
The Voters Fairness Act can change that
1.35 million Oregon voters can’t vote in primaries for the state’s most important offices. Only Democrats and Republicans may participate, even though NAV’s (Non-Affiliated Voters) are now the largest voting group in Oregon.
When primaries are decided by a small, highly partisan group of voters, leaders are incentivized to cater to that narrow base rather than the broader electorate they represent. This reduces accountability and can discourage solutions.
This reform lets every eligible voter participate in primaries. All candidates appear on a single primary ballot, with the top two finishers advancing to the general election. Political parties can opt-out and nominate to the general at their own expense. Nonaffiliated candidates can qualify for the general election by collecting signatures.
Press Highlights on Oregon’s Movement to Let Every Voter Vote
Your contribution supports a commonsense reform that puts voters back in charge, and ensures leaders have to answer to the whole community, not just a narrow base.
